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that's later on "america this morning." winter storms are creating whiteout conditions near the great lakes, in indiana just west of cincinnati. two big pile-ups on interstate 74 within a half mile of each other closed the highway for more than six hours. more than three dozen vehicles were involved in this one. eyewitnesses say the highway looked like a junk yard. yeah, it did. about ten people were injured, but all are expected to recover.r. and there were also many, many fend-benders and cars off the road to the north. in michigan. this is interstate 96, which looks like a country lane. drivers were warned to slow down, but obviously not all of them got that message. keeping police and tow trucks quite busy. the storm iss heading to the northeast. accuweather's paul williams tracking it. paul, good morning. >> thanks, kendis, reena. well, it's about how cold it's going to feel throughout the northeast because this is where old man winter is concentrating all of his fury as far as potential additional snow but specifically how it's going to feel.
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upstate new york area. now, as we change gears down to the southeast we're looking for more rain to begin to gel throughout the southeast with storms kicking in by thursday and this same system will move up the east coastnd bring some rain toward the east giving some thunderstorms along the way. kendis, reena? >> looks very rainy down there. thank you, paul. well, we are only one month away from the most romantic day of the year. >> yes. and starbucks would like you to help sweeten your valentine this year with three new secret menu frappuccinos. the love bean, the java berry, anththe valentine. >> can't get over the love bean. >> yeah. and they're available at every starbucks location as long as you know what to ask for. >> but you might also want to get your valentine to the gym because each of these pink concoctions contains an average of 19 teaspoons of sugar. that's equivent of three full-sed hershey's chocolate bars. >> i'm going to protest. there's no like specialty declaration on the cups there,
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there are no lovers kissing. there's a war obviously on valentine's by starbucks. >> i'll give you a magic marker to put in your own heart. >> coming up in the real "skinn -- in "the skinny," real-life drama involving khloe kardashian. an emergency landing and her appearance today on "gma." also ahead, the jumping powerball jackpot now worth a billion and a half dollars or more. some advice from the ultra wealthy about how to handle that kind of money. and then there's this. the link between marijuana use and weight loss. what researchers are now saying about weed and the munchies. you're watching "world news now." nourngs >> announcer: "world news now" weather, brought to you by colonial penn life insurance. >> i'm alex trebek. if you're age 50 to 85, this i is an imptant message. so please, write down the number on your screen. the lock i want to talk to you about isn't the one on your door.
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this is police dash camam video from oklahoma city. the driver of that pickup facing a long lis of charges this morning after refusing to give up. he even starts driving the wrong way into oncomi traffic. sparks you saw there flying from both the tire rim and the truck tailgate. finally a police car ramming the truck, even after that it took three deputies to get the driver handcuffed. no give up. we have a consumer alert over the recall of two types of children's cough syrups. the gra and cherry flavors made by geneneric drugmaker perigo are sold under several brand name labels including right yaid, cvs and kroger. there's nothing wrong with the product but the dosing cups are marked incorrectly, prompting concerns that children could become sick from an accidental overdose. if you want more details please go to abcnews.com. okay. so this is fascinating. of course you know most people
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getting the munchies. they use that as an excuse. but there is a new study that actually suggests marijuana may be the key to losing weight. >> who did the study, kendis? >> clearly not me. i'm still like -- yeah. >> okay. looking into. christy kroger from our miami station reports on the surprising resultsts. >> get some sour cream and onion chips with some dip, man. some beef jerky, some peanut butter. >> reporter: in the movies and in real life -- >> whole lotf -- make sure chocolate. got to have chocolate, man. >> reporter: marijuana is synonymous with the munchies. >> graham crackers, marsallows, little marshmallows and chocolate bars and make some s'mores, man. >> reporter: but some researchers now think it could actually be used to fight obesity. several recent studies hav shown an increasing connection between pot smokers a good metabolic health. >> a lot of these people that are smoking mamarijuana on a
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weights, lower insulin levels, lower cholesterol levels, and so theuestion comes is there a link to cannabis or what's in marijuana and lower weights? >> reporter: this is exactly what dennis f fidel has been studying for years. she's a researcher at the university of miami miller school of medicine and her mostt recent study on marijuana use and metabolic syndrome was jt published. among the findings -- >> males who are current smokers of marijuana have a lower waist rcumference than those who have n never used marijuana. >> reporter: with the use of marijuana the highest it's been in about the last decade and more and more states approving its use for both recreational as well as medicinal purposes, researchers say studies like these are vital. to find out exactly what the relationship is between pot and blood pressure, cholesterol, and your weight. in mice e two cannis compounds found in the plant's leaves increase the amount of energy the body can burn. other studies suggest that marijuana has a direct impact on
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you when you're full. >> they are linking it to a receptor in the brin that's a cb-1 receptor that we actually thought initially was stimulating the appetite and what they're finding is that with chronic use of some of these products it may actually have the opposite effect. >> reporter: of course all this interesting researchs not an excuse to pass the pipe. but for researchers like denise vidot it's incentive to keep on digging because with obesity almost at an epidemic in the u.s. finding new ways to help people slim down is vital. >> it's something that intreegds me me and i hope to keep studying it to find out why. and that's science, why, questions keep coming up. >> reporter: for abc news i'm kristi krueger. >> what do you make of that? [ coughing ] i do have the munchies right now. no apparent reason. for no reason whatsoever i swear. all right. coming up, khloe kardashian's
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morning, khloe kardashian on a cross-country flight forced to make an emergency landing. >> yeah, khloe was flying from los angeles to new york when one of the pilots of the american airlines flight reported an electrical smell of smoke in the cockpit. that's when the flight was diverted to las vegas. it did safely land without any injuries. >> and that's when khloe did -- kept herself busy doing what many of us do at airports. what youou shouldo at airports. she drank. she tweeted this picture, "having cocktails." cocktails wh a k. and that's cocktails with a k. and with her friend and makeup artist joyce. >> khloe was there. she's actually on her way here, to abc to appear on "good morning america" later this morning. we're happy to report that she will indeed be there. >> she might not be sober, but she will be there. or she might be nursing a mean hangover. >> some big news ahead of tomorrow's oscar nominations. on the heels of "the revenant" and "the martian" winning best
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the running for top prizes at the director's guild awards. >> nominated yesterday was adam mckay for the big short, tom mccarthy for "spotlight," george miller for "mad max: fury road." and all three of them getting their first nods from the dga. >> and rounding out the group is al alejandro gonzalez ina- -- i can't ever pronounce his lastt name. inarritu. for "the revenant." he won last year for "birdman quochlt ridley scott for "the martian." scott had been nominated previously for black hawk down and thelma and louise. inarritu. >> yeah. he might be have aeer. aoncert planned before david bowie's death will go on. the tribute concert at carnegie hall will proceed as a memorial with more than 20 artiststs performing bowie's music including cyndi lauper and the roroots. the event will benefit a variety of music education programs for underprivileged youth. and also happening in march,
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first major american acts to play cuba since diplomatic ties were restored last summer the electronic d dance hall act led by d.j. producer diplo will play a free show in front of the u.s. embassy i havana. the group will also meet with cuban music students and share the stage with up-and-coming local d.j. talent. i love that story. on. >> and finally, actress olivia munn is responding to rumors that she and her nfl superstar engad. the reports apparently so solid even her own mother believed them. but the star of the upcoming "ride along 2" took to social media to explain she'll be doing a lot of press and didn't want to repeatedly respond to the rumors. >> she posted a screen grab of the conversation with mom via text. mom asking why olivia, didn't you tell her first? she replied no, mom and then joked if i was engaged, i promise you'd be like the eighth person to know. maybe ninth. but definitely before the internet. >> parents don't get humor over text.
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i can tell you an app, like any of those, they won't help you win the lottery. but if you made one that could, you probably already would be rolling in the dough. >> and when it comes to tonight's powerball drawing, everyoneill be looking for any edge they can get. here's abc's linsey davis. sheas the numbers. >> reporter: the powerbal jackpot is now so big in beverly hills, one of america's wealthiest neighborhoods, even the rich are trying to get richer. >> the housekeepers ce and buy a couple hundred or two for the boss. like today there were this morning two that came and bought 400 for thebosses. >> reporter: but the wealthy
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the rest of us lining up in droves. last year alone americans spent more than $67 billion on lottery tickets. that's about $210 for every american. we spend more on lottery tickets than sports tickets, books, video games, movies, and music combined. one in 292 million odds of winning, that's like putting the name of every american into a bowl, a bowl much larger than this one, and still somehow managing to pull out your own name. linsey davis, abc news, new york. >> interesting. >> yeah, it is. okay. so say, you actually do win. once you calm down and you start -- you stop freaking out, you're going to have to figure out what to do next. >> so how about these tips from billionaire shark mark cuban? first you've got to hire a tax attorney. and it's kind of a no-brainer there, right? got to get the tax attorney. >> that would be the first thing. next cuban says don't take the lump sum. who knew that? you don't want to blow it all in one spot, he says. >> and the next one, it's kind
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cuban says tell all your friends and relatives no. they will ask. tell them no. and he elaborates -- >> even the baby mamas? >> even the baby mamas. especially the baby mamas. if you're close to them you already know who needs what and feel free to helpp some but talk toour accountant before you do anything and remember this, no one needs $1 million from you. no one needs 100k for anything. anyone who asks is not a friend, acrding to mark cuban. >> what? would be asking. >> yeah. >> of course. >> you would be asking. >> yeah. but this is our last day. i mean, we should point out this is our last day as a commoner with you all because come tomorrow night we would have won the lottery. >> i bet come tomorrow night you and i will be sitting ght here. >> ah. jinx. we'll see. >>nnouncer: this is abc's
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decades. good morning. i'm reena ninan. >> and i'm kendis gibson. here are some of the top headlines we're following this morning on "world news now." heavy snow and strong winds making travel difficult around the great lakes and in the midwest. two major pile-ups, one of them caused by y e her, closed interstate 74 near cincinnati for six hours.s. today's forecast in a moment. president obama'ss outlined an ambitious future for america in his final state of the union address. but he warns that the country cannot move forward until we work together and have rational consecutive debates -- constructive debates and fix our politics. details still ahead. turkey's pledging to contue the fight against isis after a suicide bomb attack in istanbul killed ten people. it marks the first time isis has targeted the country's tourism industry. and the grape and cherry varieties of a popular children's cough syrup sold under several brand names are being recalled. the dosing cups have been mismarke
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full details on our website. those are some of our top stories on this wednesday january 13th. >> announcer: from abc news, this is "world news now." hi, everyone. let's get started this half hour with the winter storms that are gripping the country's midsection right now. schools in columbus, ohio closed today because of the extreme cold. and snow caused pile-ups on several interstate highways such as this one on i-70 near pittsburgh, but it wasn't just the pennsylvania turnpike. nbc's linzie janis has t the story. >> repter: blinding snow and icy roads making driving treacherous in the midwest. in indiana more than a dozen vehicles sliding off i-70. >> i got hit about five different times. i got bumped around pretty good in there. >> reporr: to the south 17 semis, more than two dozen vehicles in all, crashing on i-74. >> still have wreckersoving
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>> reporter: miraculously no deaths, but one person badly injured. accidents littering highways from minnesota to pennsylvania. that system rushing east. along the great lakes, massive bands of snow. lewis county, new york getting more than 30 inches in less than 24 hours. those arctic temperatures creating surreal scenes. in omaha, nebraska the remains of this building now giant igloo. firefighters battling a weekend blaze there. and here in hamburg, new york justin yellen's frozen car now famous. viewed more than 28 million times on our facebebookage alone. and with more storms rling in it could be a while before it goes anywhere. and that clipper system is still pushing east, bringing more lake effect snow and additional one to two feet of snow is expected in some areas through thursday. linzie janis, abc news, springville, new york.
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morning, ten u.s. navy sailors and their two small boats in iranian custody now. the sailors were on a training mission in the perersian gul when one of their boats suffered a mechanical problem. the revolutionary guard navy pick them up when they drifted into iranian wate. the boats and their crew were to be released at daylight, but at this hour they still remain in custody. >> okay. so it's controversial but the president d not mention the sailors last night. but he did vow that protecting the american people andoing after terrorist networks is prririty numbe e. that was one of the main themes of his state of the union address last night. his final one. here's abc's david wright. >> the presisident of the united states! >> reporter: the next time we hear the sergeant at a arms make that familiar announcement, a different president will be walking into the chamber and glad-handing his way down the aisle. >> happy new year to you. >> reporter: barack obamas last state of the union.
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at this point he's playing for the history books. >> we live in a time of extraordinary change. change that's reshaping the way we live and the way we work, our planet, our place in the world. >> reporter: that word, "change," which served as the mantra for candidate barack obama's election all those years ago took on a different meaning, shaded by seven years of compromises, disappointments, and unintended consequences. the office and its responsibilities have changed the man visibly, as it always does. there was one big ticket agenda item in the traditional sense. a vow to cure cancer. even nominating a new cancer czar. >> and because he's gone to the mator all of us on so many issues over the past 40 years, i'm putting joe in charge of mission control. >> reporter: but other obama agenda items were notably absent. one week after he was in tears
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>> everyryime i think about those kids it gets me mad. silent message. an empty chair in the first lady's box for the victims of gun violence. the president also highlighted the plight of regees, especially the millions fleeing isis and the civil war in syria, insisting america is not embroiled in world war 3. >> that is the sto isil wants to tell. that's the kind of propaganda they use to recruit. >> reporter: obama insiste america -- >> let me tell you something. >> reporter: -- is not in retreat. >> the united states of america is the most powerful nation on earth. period. god bless the united ates of america. >> reporter: president obama himself will spend the next year fighting for his buckett list. e rest of u will now be focused in earnest onhere we go next. david wright, abc news, new york. if you watched president obama's state of the union address, you may have seen hillary clinton's new campaign ad.
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highlights clinton's commitment to standing with president obama and fighting the gun lobby. the ads will go full speed ahead today in iowa and new hampshire. and it couldn't come soon enough. a new abc news/"washington post" poll finds her sliding even further behind bernie sanders in iowa, by five full percentage poin. on the gop side texas senator ted cruz was in new hampshire yesterday facing protesters who stage. he also faced criticism from donald trump, circulating an op-ed from a toparvard law professor saying there are real questions about whether cruz is a natural-born citizen. ted cruz is in a dead heat with trump in iowa but lags far behind him in new hampshire. we want to show you some new video this morning from immigration and customs enforcement agents. 77 people living here illegally we're told were returned to their homeountries of mexic honduras, and guatemala. the immigration sweweeps tk place earlier this month. the flights left from san antonio, texas. on the anniversary of a
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new lawsuit. two years ago a retired tampa, florida police captain allegedly shot and killed another theatergoer in an argument over the use of a cell phone. that case is still pending but now the victim's widow is suing the movie theater andn employee. shshe claim they didn't enforce the company's prohibition on weapons. to texas now and the affluenza mom is back home after being released from jail. tonya couch is wearing an electronic monitoring bracelet while she's out on bail. abc's lauren lister with more. >> reporter: the so-called affluenza mom, tonya couch, leaving jail. >> how are you feeling right now? >> reporter: saying nothing to reporters. posting bondd after this texas judge reduced it from $1 million to $75,000. >> we're talking about a third degree felony here. we're not talking about a capital murder. i don't make my decisions based upon the law and that alone. >> reporter: the judge pointed out tonya couch is acced of a non-violent crime, hindering the
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18-year-oldd son ethan. the mother-son pair disappearingg la month after this video was posted online, appearing to show ethan at a party where others were seen playing beer pong. he's been accused of violating his probation for killing four people in this 2013 drunk driving crash. his attorneys arguing the teen suffered from affluenza, that he was too spoiled to know right from wrong. the mother's arrest warrant says the duo drove to mexico after tonya took $30,000 out of her bank account. couch's older son, ethan's half brother, telling the judge authorities have frozen his mother's bank accounts and she has no access to other assets. >> your testimony under oath is that there is nothing --? there's all rightliterally nothing. >> reporter: as for ethan couch, he's still in mexico fighting extradition to the u.s. there will be a hearing in texas next week to decide if his case will be moved from juvenile to adult court. reena and kendis? >> our thanks to lawyer nen los angeles. track and field's
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reportedly knew about widespread russian doping but did nothing about it. documents obtained by the associated press indicate the international association was so concerned it feared some athletes might actually die. yet for six years the iaaf did nothing about the use of drugs and transfusions and only pretendedo be shocked when the scandal broke last year. at least one nfl team is moving this summer. the league's owners have given the st. louis rams permission to return to l.a., which the team left in 1994. the san diego chargers can join the rams. if not the oakland raiders might get shot at southern california. otherwise, the raiders are staying put. the rams will start playing in l.a. this mmer. but the team's new stadium won't be ready for three years. >> looks prettynice, though. college-bound students in one colorado town are getting extra scholarship money thanks yeah. back in november voters in pueblo approved a law which taxed marijuana suppliers. half of those taxes are being
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scholarships. it's estimated that about 400 students will each get $1,000. >> never heard of that. >> it's an interesting concept. i don't know how they'll celebrate that extra scholarship money. a village in central new york state is sticking with their controversial village seal. and take a lk at thi seal. it dates back to 1883, and it shows a white settler with his hands apparently choking a natitive american man. town members have voted to keep it there 157-55. >> the whitesboro folks don't see it as racist. the settler is hugh white, who was actually adopted by the anaya tribe, and it apparently shows a friendly wrestling match, not an attack, but that isn't stopping the controversy over what it appes. >> so this was a friendly match. >> that was apparently a friendly match. >> i think there was someone w lost out there. >> well, it could have been worse.
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alexander hamilton. >> oh, yes. that well-known final moment. >> didn't end up that way. >> coming up, theater crisis so severe the national guardd now getting involved. also ahead, more from the state of the union and how the obamas have been during this presiden. a look back and ahead. and later, a 1, 500-pound bear getting very friendly with his keeper. no, it'sot "the revenant quochlt." we're going to tell you xwrp but first today's forecast map. a very warm 47 degrees in great falls where they say happy birthday, ginger zee. >> oh. today's her birthday. >> yes. >> happy birthday, mama. >> announcer: "world news now" weather, brought to you by lysol wipes. human coronavirus... hepati- >>c virus. there are a lot of different kinds of yucky germs. but not all disinfecting wipes... are approved to kill the same number of them.
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an employee of e store next door said that it sounded like thunder but just went on for far too long. >> hopefully nobody was seriously hurt in all of that. an no one was also seriously hurt, we should point out, when this boulder fell on a highway in san jacinto mountains. this is west of l.a. but they were inconvenienced for sure because a mor highway through the area closed until this boulder was removed. the only detour is through steep and winding roads that are icy. turning a ten-minute commute into 2 1/2-hour ordeal. >> incredible. >> yeah. well, a crisis over drinking water r has promed the governor of michigan to activate the national guard and even request support from fema. >> that move happening overnight. the city of flint water supply contaminated with lead. abc's alex perez is there with the latest. >> reporter: emergency deliveries in parts of flint, michigan. >> we need one up here. >> reporter: teams going door to door dropping off bottled water and water filters.
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ongoing crisis here that has exposed this city of about lead. a health hazard. mom sonia austin worried for her son and furious. >> this is not rit. it's not ght. i wish they never would have even switched our water from the get-go. >> reporter: this all starting in 2014 when the cash-strapped city of flint stopped paying for water from lake huron and began to process water from the nearby flint river to save some $19 million. immediately, residents began to complain of bad-tasting, foul-smelling water. tests later revealing toxic levels of lead in the system. but it wasn't until more than a year later that authorities declared the drinking water unsafe. the city has switched back to lake huron water, but the river water damaged the pipe system safe. alex perez, abc news, flint, michigan. >> that's a minder not to go
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but it is a serious crisis. >> very serious. we hope they figure that one out. >> 100,000 people. ouch. still ahead on this edition of "this happened" you won't want to miss. >> but first, state of the president. eight years later and many things have changed. perhaps he's gotten a bit grayer. actually a lot. some things haven't changed, though. that's next on "world news now." as an american, it's hard to hear that we have a serious hunger issue in our country.
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people -- obamania they call it. the rock star. >> yeah. you know, this is -- >> you get a big cheer when you ge up there. >> this has been an interesting ride. 2 1/2 years ago nobody knew my name. >> reporter: then came 2008. a longshot first term senator challenging the clinton machine. the campaign became a mass movement. >> yes, we can! >> reporter: a wave of hope. what's the one thing in your life you that think prepares you best for that moment? >> in difficult or stressful moments i don't get rattled. >> reporter: and obama himself turned out to be a highly polarizing president. polls show he's never become either hugely popular like ronald reagan and bill clinton or hugely unpopular like jimmy carter or george w. bush. his favorarability hovers under 50%. his presidency a time of turmoil and division and bitter, angry politics. the oppote of what he promised
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scene with a speech thagnighted the that ignited the 2004 democratic convention. >> we are one people, all of us pledging allegiance to the stars and stripes, all of us defending the united states of america. >> reporter: america has come to know this couple, this historic first family, and watched ass their girls grew up and watched as their dad grew gray. >> thank you. god bless you. god bless the united states of america. >> reporter: for "nightline" i'm terry moran. >> it's one thing a president never gets away with, is those vios we do in the media of how they've aged and grayed. >> showing how they've grayed over the years. and he certainly has. and the first lady seems jusust t have just gotten younger and looked more stunning. she was in this beautiful yellow dress last night. >> yes, she was. >> listening. >> but you know, on the substancee of this he reallyit home hard, that the economy is the strongest that it's been in two years. great deal of job growth. but our latest abc news post poll shows that half of the
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oh, yeah. it is that time again. time for a roundup of special stories in our forite "world news now" feature, "this happened." >> and we've got a bunch of animal-related things that happened including a pachyderm roadblock. take a look at this. it's a gopro foota of some folks riding along a road in a national park in thailand when yep, look at that. there's an elephant, pops out. yeah, not going to go that way. elephant stayed calm. stayed calm. simply checking out the abandoned motor bike. >> b but that elephant will remember their faces. >> the point is to stay calm. >> yes. so bears have been getting a bad rap recenently, espially after that fight scene, or if you want to calllt a fight scene with leo dicaprio in "the revenant." but check out this bear.
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who's playing with jim kovacik, who found jimbo as an injured cub. now jimbo's 22 years old, 1,500 pounds, ten feet tall, and loves a back rub. aw. and culing. jim is a retired corrections officer who runs an orphaned wildlife center in otisville, new york. they have 11ears there on the property. raising them from an early age, which is why they are so friendly. >> this video makes me very uncomfortable. partly because of the manicure. t also because of the size. >> the size of that bear? >> yeah. the lack of a manicure and the size. >> yeah. >> well, how about some more bears? this one's a little more rough. but a lot smaller. here are a couple of pandas lounging on a lazy day in china. when one of the pandas can't just chill out. biting and trying to eat the other, you see. but paas are not herbivores apparently. they're designed to eat meat. but they apparently choseot to, you know, make them essentially vegetarian, making
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>> this segment has hadad mor bears than west hollywood. and finally, if you ever catch yourself stariring at your reflection in the mirror, don't worry, it's pfectly natural. it's normal. for humans. and apparently cockatoos. this is harley either doing some sort of performance art or he's really impressed by what he sees. surprised by how good-looking of a cockatoo he is in the mirror. >> or maybe he just knows he has a good hair day. >> yeah. that is quite -- >> right? he's got a good hair day. you'u've got t rock it when you know you've got a good hair day. >> if don king was a cockatoo, you're looking at it right there. >> that's the news,, folks, for this half hour. >> for more things that happened
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wnnfans.com. this morning on "world news now" -- making history on capitol hill. >> president obama's final state of the union address. his accomplishments, his hopes for the future, and failures of the past. last night's message and new reaction overnight. we are live on capitol hill. military tension in iran. the ten american sailors detained after their boat ran into trouble. the breaking developments overnight from the persian gulf. moving to california. big news for football fans in los angeles as the s st. louis rams are returning west. but how soon? and the challenges as yet another team may join them. and later, the state of the union audience, caught in the act of being themselves and not necessarily paying attention to the president's every word. that's in "the mix" on this wednesday january 13th. >> announcer: from abc news this is "world news now."
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morning to you, everyone. i'm kendis gibson. >> i'm reena ninan. well, he said it was going to be a shorter state of the union. >> yeah. >> it's almost an hour. that'sot short in my book. >> well, it's short compared to bill clinton's one that would run two hours. but yeah, they did keep the applause lines down and he did keep the policy initiatives -- >> and some funny moments, kendis. i thought he had some funny lines and there were some funny unintended moments we're going to talk about later this half hour. >> it was an interesting night. kind of a sad night for many people to see the president go out. >> his eighth and final state of the union address. >> yeah. and that's where we're going to get started right now because in a lot of ways he sounded less legislative and with a to-do list and more shall we say like valedictory farewell. the president, he did outline an ambitious future for america but warned it cannot happen in our current culture of divive politics. >> and abc's bazi kanani joins us from capitol hill. bazi, good morning to you. >> reporter: good morning, reena. good morning, kendis. the president did briefly lay
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the year ahead but his message was mostly focused not so much on lawmakers in the chinaen chamber but at voters in the audience at home. >> the president of the united states! >> reporter: making his way up the house chamber aisle for his last state of the union address, president obama called for more civility in politics. >> how can we make our politics reflect what's best in us and not what's worst? >> reporter: flanked by his vice president and for the first time by new house speaker paul ryan, president obama focused his message on the futu, saying the country must figure out how to adjust to a changing economy, fight terrorism. >> if this congress is serious about winning this war and wants to send a message to our troops and the world, authorize the use of military fce against isil. take a vote. >> reporter: but republicans challenged the president. >> the president's record has
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soaring words. >> reporter: gop response from south carolina governor nikki haley also included a spe at donald trump. >> it can be tempting to follow the siren call of the angriest voices. we must resist that temptation. >> reporter: it was among the points of agreement. the president also referencing the heated rhetoric in the campaign for his successor. >> we need to reject any politics, any politics that targets people because of race or religion. this is not a matter of political correctness. >> reporter: the president joked that he would keep his speech short because there were presidential candidates in the audience eager to get back to iowa. later today the president departs for his post-state of the union to, inclung stops in nebraska a and louisiana. reena, kendis? > yeah, i thought that was a really funny ment when the president said that. you know, it is a big moment for people like governor nikki haley giving the response. bill clinton did it. we know senator marco rubio did it. how did nikki haley do? she's been talked about as being
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>> reporter: well, the reaction to her address depends on which side of the republican divide you ask. spspeaker ryan, other republican leaders are commending her for her performance. on the other hand, donald trump suppters and several republican pundits are not so happy about her speech. they dn't like that veiled dig at trump. ann coulter, for example, tweeted that trump should deport her. pretty harsh. >> all right. thank you. thank you, ba kanani there on capitol hill. >> and stay with abc news as we get more reaction to last night's address. we'll bring you some of the lighter momoments, as i mentioned, later this half hour. but we want to get to our other major story this morning. a confrontation between the u.s. and iran in the persian gulf. ten u.s. sailors and their two small boats were detained by iran when one of the boaoats becacame disabled and drifted into iranian waters. now, iran heldhem overnight but promised to releaease them at daylight, which is already here. the sailors were on a training
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kuwait to bahrain when the incident took place. staying in that general region, we're getting some new details. ththat deadly isis bombing in turkey. eight german visitors were among the victims in an assault on istanbul's tourist district. it's theirst time isis has targeted turkey's vital tourist intsds industry. the state department condemned the attack and sai the u.s. is committed to working with turkey against isis. well, the fbi investigating a major security lapse. a u.s. intelligence official is confirming that online personal accounts linked dectly to the director of national intelligence james clapper have been hacked. this comes just months after repos someone was cking cia director john brennan's personal e-il. a teenage hacker claims responsibility for both the attacks. a conservative watchdog group has scored another victory over hillary clinton. the state department has yielded to a lawsuit by judicial wch
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pages of e-mails from top clinton adviser huma abedin. batches of those e-mails will be leased every month until april of 2017. judicial watch is looking to see if abedin's e-mails include formation that clinton might have withheld by using a private server. >> speaking of hillary clinton, she's fallen behind on the campaign trail as well. new hampshire has always been strong for bernie sanders but now a new poll showing he's pulling ahead in iowa as well. with less than three weeks before voters there meet to caucus. and it is crunch time for the republicans also. here's abc's lauren lyster. >> reporter: on the campaign trail hillary clinton with a reality check. >> we're getting into thatt period before the caucus that i kind of call the let's get real period. >> reporter: the presumed democratic front-runner is fighting to stay on top. according to a new poll, senator bernie sanders has a slight lead in iowa for the first time.
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nomination may not be so inevitable today. >> reporter: another clinton makinger way around new hampshire, home of the first primimary. chelsea making her first solo campaign stop. >> senator sanders wants to dismantle obamacare, dismantle the chip program. >> reporter: also in the granite state, republican hopeful ted cruz facing off against protesters not once -- >> sir. who are you? >> reporter: but twice. >> hey, hey, this is n your stage. >> repeporter: cz lags far behi donald trump in new hampshire. they're in a dead heat in iowa, where trump campaigned. >> iowa. i love iowa. >> reporter: trump sending a warning to rivals on television too ahead of the next gop primetime debate thursday, saying i if anyone attacks he'll hit back five times harder. reena and kendis. >> lauren, thank y you so much. interstate 74 west of cincinnati is open again after a chain reaction pileup at the indiana-ohio line. it involved about 40 vehicles in
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snow and blustery winds created blinding conditions. there were actually two pile-ups both in the westboundlanes. altogether nine injuries were reported, none life-threatening. the storm system is bringing snow and arctic cold to the northeast. here's paul williams at accuweather. hey there, paul. >> thanks, reena, kendis. that same alberta clipper is now moving very steadily toward the northeast but still willrop a little of its magic so to speak throughout portions of maine spececificallyith the heaviest of snow hitting bangor and at the very least light accumulation throughout portland and reaching down toward the boston area. but that's not all. it's the chill in the air that's really going to overtake the northet and the ohio valley region. we're looking at the wind chill factor to hover in the teens andnd below zero most areas with that stiff wi coming across the great lakes. kendis? reena? >> our thanks to paul williams there a accuweather. this is big news. nfl football is coming back t to los angeles. the st. louis rams, who left 21 year ago, moving back this summer. and the san diego charge years,
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the oakland raiders, however, are staying in the bay area. they can only move to l.a. if the chargers do not. st. louis leaders say they are bitterly disappointed the nfl ignored the loyalty of fans there. >> relocation is a painful process. it's painful for the fans, f communities, for the teams, for the league in general. stability is something we've taken a great deal of pride in. >> okay. so the rams and chargers will each havto pay a hefty relocation fee to the nfl. a reported more than half a billion dollars. but it's not definite the chargers will me up there yet. it may depend on whether san diego builds a new stadium. the rams will open their new stadium in inglewood in 2019. where they're going to play until that point is still not decided. >> isn't it incredible it's been two decades since l.a. has had a team? >> yeah. and you've been following this nonstop. of course with reena -- sports with reena. what's your analysis on why it's
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there, you know, given t sort have? >> well, you ow, they were once in l.a. they're just coming home. >> they're just returning. >> they're j just coming home. that's my analysis. you thought you were going to get me on that. almost did. the powerball jackpot just keeps growing ahead of tonight's drawing. now it stands at $1.5 billion. and the crew here is upset that i didn't go in on the pool. i said don't go in the pool, buy yourself your own ticket. >> the pool is popular. you've got to do it. >> it's going to cause disruption on the floor, i think. if one person wins and -- anyway. that's my take. >> by the way, that kind of cash has a large number of canadians crossing the border to buy tickets. there's good reason for that. for everyone to play. our friends at 538 blog saying they're really experts on stats, they're saying that 97% chance of at least one winner this time around. >> just one. >> 97% chance. and why it's beneficial for the canadians really quickly is they don't have to pay as much tax as we do. >> oh.
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so maybe i should go in with a canadian, is that what you're saying? not our crew? >> be a canadian. yes, exactly. coming up in "the mix," the vivid yellow dress the first lady wore to the state of the union address. how w much it cost and can you buy one? >> look forward to hearing that. and also looking for bargains while shopping for groceries online. the big business of delivering fresh food to your door. which service is best for u? and new details about el chapo's takedown and hideout in mexico and sean penn's "rolling stone" article. >>nd don't forget, folks,s,ind us on facebook, wnnfans.com. we love hearing from you. also on twitter @abcwnn. you're watching "world news now." (ugh.) does your carpet ever feel rough and dirty? don't avoid it, resolve it. our formula with a special conditionining ingreent, softens your carpet with every use. it's resolve, so you know it cleans and freseshens. t it also softens. resolve. a carpet that welcomes you.
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fire crews in east oakland, california working to free a worker trapped in a sewer line. officials say there was not enough shoring around the opening when the plumber went do into the hole. the cave-in buried him to his chest. we're going to turn now to that stunning video from inside the takedown of el chapo. of course the notorious drug lord responsible for a quarter of t drugs coming to the u.s. >> and his meeting with sean penn revealing much about the kingpin. abc's matt gutman in mexico with more on that and how el chapo was caught. >> reporter: thehe beginning of the endnd for el chapo. last october mexican marines wearing body cameras descending in helicopters on his mountain hideout. just a day after joaquin el chapo guzman mugged for the camera with sean penn. in this video you see the marines burst in this hut.
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his colorfulilk shirts were there. but no el chapo. for three months the marines circles, tracking penn and soap opera star kate del castillo and their negotiations for this video. an el chapo testimonial published on "rolling stone's" website saying the drug war will never end. but for el chapo it did end with a bang. mexican marines firing, lobbing grenades. [ explosion ] this is where some of the most ferocious of the fighting took place. in the narco's bedroom. interesting assortment of things on the couch including bandages and some syringes right here and a little bit of marijuana. >> reporter: and on his bed. >> that is kate del castillo's show.. >>eporter: it would take five more hours for the marines to catch him. >> this is the secret passaway and doorway that leads to the tunnel down there. >> he had to crawl under that to get over there. >> reporter: and he's in even more spare accommodations in jail. his new prison mug shot showing his hair and mustache shaven
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matt gutman, abc news, mexico city. well, coming up in our next half hour, the myth of the munchies. rearchers actually looking at the corlation between marijuana use and good health. >> oh, come on. what about the funions? >> including weight loss, by the way. the surprising evidence ahead. but first, ordering your groceries online. the convenience can't be bebeat. but what are you really paying for it? see which serviceces do besin our test run. you're watching "world news now." >> announcer: "world news now"
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like going to the store to buy the things you need then you're living in the right age. >> yes. there are more options than ever, especially when it comes to ordering your groceries online. but we wanted to see how the prices actually stack up. abc's rebecca jarvis tries it out. >> reporter: it's breakfast time at my house, and the deliveries are coming in. >> thank you. >> reporter: to see how different online grocery rvices stack up we placed orders for the exact same eakfast items from four different companies at the exact same time. peapod, fresh direct, amazon fresh, the market leaders, and startup instacart. consumer savings expert lisa lee freeman with me to break down our buys. >> you can really compare prices with these sites. >> you can very easily find out who's got the left deals. >> reporter: check it out. on this particular day we find four different prices for the same box of cheerios. amazon fresh, $3.54. peapod,$4.79.
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and fresh direct, $5.99. a difference of more than $2 between the lowest and highest price. and for these paper towels, a difference of nearly $4 between the lowest and highest price. on our particular shopping day the prices on most of our choices at amazon fresh were generally the lowest and fresh direct's generally the highest. fresh dict told us, "our focus is on high-quality fresh food and sutions and we offer approximately 500 grocery deals per week." but with onle grocery shopping you pay for more than just the cost of the items. >> with amazon you're going to pay a $299 annual membership fee. now, that includes your prime. but you've really got to think about whether you're going to use the service enough to make it worthwhile. >> reporter: while the other services don't require a membership like amazon, they do charge delivery fees. lisalso points out with onlnline services you may not be able to
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instacart charged us $4.49 for this loaf of bread, but when we checked in the store the price was $2.99. instacart told us retailers may choose to offer some promotions on in store and other promotions only on instacart. >> it's going to be different for eryone's shopping list. >> reporter: freeman says to save money compare prices to your lal grory store and try a free trial of the service. that's what we did with amazon fresh. rebecca jarvis, abc news, new york. >> rebecca, you lost me at 299 membership fee. >> i'm wondering if you get a discount if you have amazon prime. but i mean -- >> 299? >> tt's your biggest workout every day, isn't it, though, when you're lifting all your groceries? >> oh, yes. you know those canned tomatoes, they help with those biceps. >> that's looking like spam. >> spam? >> yeah. >> do you like am? >> who doesn't like spam? >> you can come over for dinner. i'll cook you spam dinner. >> it's hawaiian gourmet cook. >> oh. i didn't look at it that way.
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> okay. so the state of the union was last night. want to play a little game of caption contest. >> okay. >> some images was going on last night. nancy pelosi here. >> who knew she had an apple watch, huh? >> i think she's waiting for her order to come in. >> he was paul ryan's guest. >> little 4-year-old. he was very cute. this kid is tired of applauding. bernie sanders is, well -- >> taking out the chinese menu. >> yeah. >> takeout. >> and then there was this guy on his ipad who was playing words with friends, no doubt. you have some various people who are on their devices throughout the speech. it was a shorter speech. it was about an hour. that woman, whose flower just
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checking out her nails. saw a little side eye there. >> don't you think this could be an indication that the state of the uni is on too late at night for a large percentage of people in coress? it should beike at 5:00, an early bird special in florida. >> the state of the union is strong but it's boring is what they'r saying. >> but you know someone who was not boring and looked pretty stunning in my book, michelle obama. everybody wanted to know, who made that dress. we found out ornight it was narciso rodriguez. this is called a marigold dress. it is a yellow-orange wool crepe dress. and everybody -- i thinkhe really captivated the twitter world. one comedian said that first lady michelle obama looked like a delious piece of orange starburst. >> yeah, she does. and i know it's against the president's policy right now, but she brought the guns out. >> oh. it took me a second there. a little bit slow on that one. yo know, she wore narcisoso rodriguez the 2008 election night. that was also t the desner who did the dress that night too.
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>> he has it. this morning on "world news now" -- sailors detained. the ten americans on navy patrol boats taken into custody by iran. the breaking developments overnight. historic address. president obama looks to the future as he makes his last state of the union address. his message to the next president and both parties in congress. we're live on capitol hill. and new this half hour, can pot help you lose weight? >> the latest research into mamarijuana ers and the munchies. does getting high necessarily lead to pigging out? and later in "the skinny," drama in the skies. khloe kardashian's flight to new york to appear on "gma." did her emergency landing turn into reality tv? it's wednesday january 13th. >> announcer: from abc news, this is "world news now." all those stories. good morning. on a busy wednesday, i'm kendis gion. >> and i'm reena ninan. we're going to actually start
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sailors held by irananian forc in the persian gulf. >> and we're anxiously waiting for an update on this one. the ten u.s. servicemen were on a training mission in two small boats when one of the vessels became disabled. iran's revolutionary guard navy took them into custody for what the country's official news agency called snooping. officials say they were to be released at daylight iranian time, but at this hour the ilors and their boats are still in iranian hands. abc's chief global affairs correspondent martha raddatz with more. >> reporter: the two small navy vessels with the sailors on board were transiting between kuwait and bahrain when an official says one of the boats experienced a mechanical problem, with both then possibly drifting into iranian territitorial wars near farsi isisland. according to u.s. officials, the iranians have given assurances that the sailors will be allowed
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secretary of state john kerry personally reaching out to his iranian counterpart to find a diplomatic resolution to the situation. incidents with iran have exacerbated tensions in the already tense persian gulf region. last month as the aircraft carrier "harry s. truman" was entering the gulf, iranian navy bos conducted live fire exercises just 1,500 yards away. over the summer u.s. officials claim iranians targeted u.s. ships and helicopters with laser devices. and in 2007 the iranians held british sailors for 13 days despite early promises to release them, claiming they had entered their territorial waters. martha raddatz, abc news, waington >> and we'll stay on top of that story. also new this morning, developments after isis targeted an area of turkey popular with
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the turkish prime minister is pledging to fight isis until it's no longer a threat to his country or the world. the pledge comes after an isis suicide bomber killed ten people in the historic district of istanbul. most of the dead were german tourists. it's believed that 28-year-old bomber recently entered turkey from syria. and there are also some new developments in the crisis with nonorth kore the south has just fired shots at a north korean drone that crossed the border. in the meantime, the south wants china to punish the north for its so-called h-bomb nuclear test, specifically enforcement of international sanctions. there are doubts, though, about that test and also about north korea's claim of a successful missile launch from a submarine. analysts say the video was probably faked. president obama made his own history, delivering his eighth and final state of the union address. >> and rather than introducing new legislative proposals, he focused instead on his broader visions for the future. in his words, it can only happen if we fix our politics. abc's bazi kanani is up late
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us. >> the predent of the united states! >> making his way up the house chamber aisle for his last state of the union address, president obama called for more civility inolitics. >> how can we make our politics reflect what's best in us and not what's worst? >> reporter: flanked by his vice president and for the first time by new house speaker paul ryan, president obama focused his message on the future, saying the country must figure out how to adjt to a changing economy to tackle climate change and to fight terrorism. >> if this congress is serious about winning this war and wants to send a message to our troops and the world, authorize the use of military force against isil. take a vote. >> reporter: but republicans challenged the president. >> the president's record has often fallen far short of his soaring words. >> reporter: gop response from
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haley also included a swipe at donald trump. >> it can be tempting to follow the siren call of the angriest voices. we must resist that temptation. >> reporter: it was among the points of agreement. the president also referencing the heated rhetoric in the campaign for his successor. >> we need to reject any politics, any politics that targets people because of race or religion. this is not a matter of political correctness. >> and bazi is joining us s now live from capitotol hill. and baz, we want to ask. there werere 20 gues in the first lady's box. and who were some of those vips that were there? >> reporter: well, obviously those guests there we intended to send a political message. they included a syrian refugee, an undocumumented imgrant who later went on to serve in the u.s. military, and the plaintiff in the u.s. supreme court ca that legalized gay marriage. the president also left one of his seats emy. that was a symbolic gesture meant in remembrance of the vivictims ofun violence. >> and we know, bazi, kim davis,
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kentucky who refused to issue those same-sex marriage licenses, was actually there as well. what did she think? >> reporter: well, reena, it was a surprising reaction from kim davis. she obviously wanted to make a atement with her appearance there but perhaps not with h her wowords. a reporter asked her on her way out what she thought of the speech and she said simply"it was good." >> wow. >> that was all. >> she looks really entertained there when you see that image. >> i'm surprised that she said that. that's pretty interesting. >> well, yeah. she didn't elaborate, though. bazizi kanani capitol hill. thank you, bazazi. stay with abc news as we get more reaction following last night's address, and we'll take you live to d.c. that's later on "america this morning." winter storms are creating whiteout conditions near the great lakes, in indiana just west of cincinnati. two big pile-ups on interstate 74 within a half mile of each other closed the highway for more than six hours. more than three dozen vehicles were involved in this one. eyewitnesses say the highway looked like a junk yard.
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but all are expected to recover. and there were also many, many fender-benders and cars off the road to the north. in michigan. this is interstate 96, which looks like a country lane. drivers were warned to slow down, but obviously not all of them got that message. keeping police and tow trucks quite busy. the storm is heading to o the northeast. accuweather's paul williams tracking it. paul, good morning. >> thanks, kendis, reena. well, it's about how cold it's going to feel throughout thehe northeasbecause this is ere old man winter is concentrating all of his fury as far as potential additional snow but specifically how it's going to feel. below zero throughout the upstate new york area. now, as we change gears down to the southeast we're looking for more rain to begin to gel throughout the southeast with storms kicking in by thursday and this same system will move up the east coast and bring some rain toward the east giving some thunderstorms along the way. kendis, reena? >> looks very rainy down there. thank you, paul. well, we are only one month away
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the year. >> yes. and starbucks would like you to help sweeten your valentine this year with three new secret menu frappuccinos. they're the love bean, the java berry, and the valentine. >> can't get over the love bean. >> uh-huh. and they're available at every starbucks location as long as you know what to ask for. >> but you might also want to get your valentine to the gym because each of these pink concoctions contains an average of 19 teaspoons of sugar. that's equivalent of three full-sized hershey's chocolate bars. >> i'm going to protest. there's no like specialty declaration on the cups there, no hearts. there are no lovers kissing. there's a war obviously on valentine's by starbucks. >> i'll give you a magic marker to put in your own heart. >> coming up in the real "skinny" -- in "the skinny," real-life drama involving khloe kardashian. an emergency landing and her appearance today on "gma." also ahead, the jumping powerball jackpot now worth a billion and a half dollars or
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this is police dash cam video from oklahoma city. the driver of that pickup facing a long list of charges this morning after refusing to give up. he even stts driving the wrong way into oncoming traffic. sparks you saw there flying from both the tire m and the truck tailgate. finally a police car ramming the truck. even after that it took three deputies to get the driver handcuffed. no give up. we have a consumer alert over the recall of two types of children's cgh syrups. the grape and cherry flavors made by generic drugmaker perrigo are sold under several brand name labels including rite-aid, cvs and kroger. there's nothing wrong with the product but the dosing cups are marked incorrectly, prompting concerns that children could become sick from an accidental overdose. if you want more details please go to abcnews.com. okay. so this is fascinating. of course you know most people
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getting the munchies. or th use that as an excuse. but there is a new study that actually suggests marijuana may be the key to losing weight. >> who did t study, kendis? >> clearly not me. i'm still like -- yeah. >> okay. it's not just weight researchers are looking into. kristi krueger from our miami station reporton the surprising results. >> getome sour cream and onion chips with some dip, man. some beef jerky, some peanut butter. >> reporter: in the movies and in real life -- >> a whole lot of -- make sure chocolate. got to have chocolate, man. >> reporter: marijuana is synonymous with the munchies. >> graham crackers, marshmallows, little marshmallows and little chocolate bars and make some s'mores,s, man. >> reporter: but some researchers now think it could actually be used to fight obesity. several recent studies have shown an intriguing connection between pot smokers and good metabolic health.
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are smoking marijuana on a regular basis have lower wehts, lower insulin levels, lower cholesterol levels, and so the question comes is there a link to cannabis or what's in marijuana and lower weights? >> reporter: this is exactly studying for years. she's a researcher at the university of miami miller school of medicine and her most recent study on marijuana use and metabolic syndrome was just published. among the findings -- >> males who arere currentmokers of marijuana have a lower waist circumference than those who have never used marijuana. >> reporter: w with the e of marijuana the highest it's been in about the last decade and more and more states approving its use for both recreational as well as s medicinapurposes, researchers say studies like these are vital. to find out exactly what the relationship is between pot and blood pressure, cholesterol, a your weight. in mice two cannabis compoundsds found in the plant's leaves increase the amount of energy the body can burn.
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the part of the brain that tells you wh you're full. >> they are linking it to a receptor in the brain that's a cb-1 receptor that we actually thought initially was stimulating the appetite and what they're finding is that with chronic use of some of these products it may actually have the opposite effect. >> reporter: of course all this interesting research is not an excuse to pass the pipe. but for researchers like denise vidot it's incentive to keep on digging because with obesity almost at an epidemic c in the u.s. finding new ways to help people slim down is vital. >> it's something that intrigues me and i hope to keep studying it to find out why. and that's science, why,y, questions keep coming up. >> reporter: for abc news i'm kristi krueger. >> what do you make of that? [ coughing ] i do have the munchies right now. no apparent reason. for no reason whatsoever. i swear. l right. coming up, khloe kardashian's emergency landing.
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cross-country flight forced to make an emergency landing. >> yeah, khloe was flying from los angeles to n york when one of the pilots s of the arican airlines flight reported an electrical smell of smoke in the cockpit. that's when the flight was diverted to las vegas. it did safely land without any injuries. >> and that's when khloe did -- kept herself busy doing what many of us do at airports. what you should do at airports. she drank. she tweeted this picture, "having kocktails." cocktails with a k. and that's cocktails with a k. and with her friend and maup tist joyce. >> khloe was there. she's actually on her way here, to abc to appear on "good morning america" later this morning. we're happy to report that she will indeed be there. >> she might not be sober,r, but she will be there. or s might be nursing a mean hangover. >> next, some big news ahead of tomorrow's oscar nominations. on the heels of "the revenant" and "the martian" winning best
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the running for another honor, top prize at the director's guild awards. >> nominated yesterday was adam mckay for "the big short," tom mccarthy for "spotlight," george miller for "mad max: fury road." and all three of them getting their first nods from the dga. >> and rounding out the group is alejano gonzalez ina- -- i can't ever pronounce his last name. inarritu. for "the revenant." he won last year for "birdman." dley scott for "the martian." scott had been nominated previously f for "blk hawk down" "gladiator" and "thelma and louise." inritu. we have to practice inarritu, right? >> yeah. he mht have a career. next, a concert planned before david bowie's death will go on. the tribute concert at carnegie hall will proceed as a memorial with more than 20 artists performingng bowie'susic including cyndi lauper and the roots. the event will benefit a variety of music education programs for underprivileged youth. and also happening in march,
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first major american acts to play cuba since diplomatic ties were restored last summer. the electronic dance hall act led by d.j. producer diplo will play a free show in front of the u.s. embassy in havana. the group will also meetith cuban music ststudents a share the stage with up-and-coming local d.j. talent. i love that story. >> they'll have someone to lean on. >> and finally, actress olivia munn is responding to rumors that she and her nfl superstar boyfriend aaron rodgers are engaged. the reports apparently so solid even her own mother believed them. but the star of the upcoming "ride along 2" took to social media to explain she'll be doing a lot of press and didn't want to repeatedly respond to the rumors. >> she posted a screen grab of the conversation with mom via text. mom asking why, , olivia, dn't you tell her first? she replied no, mom and then joked if i was engaged, i promise you'd be like the eighth person to know. maybe ninth. but definitely before the internet. >> parents don't get humor over text. i'm telling you. i hope she called to explain
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i can tell you an app, like any of those, they won't help you win the lottery. but if you made one that could, you probably already would be rolling in the dough. >> and when it comes to tonight's powerball drawing, everyone will be looking for any edge they can get. here's abc's linsey davis. she has the numbers. >> reporter: the powerball jackpot is now so big in beverly hills,ne of america's wealthiest neighborhoods, even the rich are trying to get richer. >> the housekeepers, they come and buy a couple hundred or two for the boss. like today there were this morning two girls that came and bought 400 for the bosses. >> reporter: but the wealthy
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droves. last year alone americans spt more than $67 billion on lottery tickets. that's about $210 for every american. we spend more on lottery tickets than sports tickets, books, video games, movies, and music combined. one in 292 million odds of winning, that's like putting the na of every american into a bowl, a bowl much larger than this one, , and stilsomehow managing to pull out your own name. linsey davis, abc news, new york. >> interesting. >> yeah, it is. okay. so say, you actually do win. once you calm down and you start -- you stop freaking out, you're going to have to figure ouwhat to do next. >> so how about these tips from billionaire shark mark cuban? first you've got to hire a tax attorney. and it's kind of a no-brainer there, right? got to get the tax attorney. >> that would be the first thing. next cuban says don't take the lump sum. who knew that? you don't want to blow it all in one spot, he says. >> and the next one, it's kind
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cuban says tell all your friends and relatives no. they will ask. tell them no. and he elaborates -- >> even the baby mamas? >> even the baby mamas. especially the baby mamas. if you're close to them you already know who needs what and feel free to help some but talk to your accountant before you do anything and remember this, no one needs $1 million from you. no one needs 100k for anythi. anyone who asks is not a friend, according to mark cuban. >> what? i would be asking. >> yeah. >> of course. >> you would be asking. >> yeah. but this is our last day. i meanwe should point out this is our last day as a commoner with you all because come tomorrow night, you know, we would have won the lotteryry. i bet come tomorrow night you and i will be sitting right here. >> ah. jinx. we'll see. >> announcer: this is abc's "world news now."
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decades. good morning. i'm reena ninan. >> and i'm kendis gibson. here are some of the top headlines we're following this morning on "world news now." heavy snsnow and song winds making travel difficult around the great lakes and in the midwest. two major pile-ups, one of them caused by the other, closed interstate 74 near cincinnati for six hours. today's forecast in a moment. president obama's outlined an ambitious future for america in his final state of the union address. but he warns that the countrtry cannot move forward until we work together and have rational consecutive debates -- constructive debates and fix our politics. details still ahead. turkey's pledging to continue the fight against isis after a suicide bomb attack in istanbul killed ten people. it marks the first time isis has targeted the country's tourism industry. and the grape and cherry varieties of a popular children's cough syrup sold under several brand names are
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the dosing cups have been mismarked. raising fears of accidental overdoses. full details on our website. those are some of our top stories on this wednesday january 13th. >> announcer: from abc news, this is "world news now." hi, everyone. let's get started ththis half ur with the winter storms that are gripping the country's midsection right now. schools in columbus, ohio closed today because the extreme cold. >> and snow caused pile-ups on several interstate highways such as this one on i-70 near pittsburgh, but it wasn't just the pennsylvania turnpike. nbs linzie janis has the story. >> reporter: blinding snow and icy roads making driving treacherous in the midwest. in indiana more than a dozen vehicles sliding off i-70. >> i got hit about five different times. i got bumped around pretty good in there. >> reporter: to the south 17 semis, more than two dozen vehicles in all, crashing on i-74. still have wreckers moving toward the wreck.
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deaths, but one person badly injured. accidents littering highways from minnesota to pennsylvania. that system rushing east. along the great lakes, massive bands of snow. lewis county, new york getting more than 30 inches in less than 24 hours. those arctic temperatures creating surreal scenes. in omaha, nebraska the remains of this building now a giant igloo. firefighters battling a weekend blaze there. and here in hamburg, new york justin yellen's frozen car now famous. viewed more than 28 million times on our facebook page alone. and with more storms rolling in it could be a while before it goes anywhere. and that clipper system is still pushing east, bringing more lake effect snow and additional one to two feet of snow is expected in some areas through thursday. linzie janis, abc news,
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our other major story this morning, ten u.s. navy sailors and their two small boats in iranian custody now. the sailors were on a training mission in the persian gulf when one of their boats suffered a mechanical problem. the revolutionary guard navy picked them up when they drifted into iranian waters. the boats and their crew were to be released at daylight, but at this hour they still remain in custody. >> okay. so it's coroversial bubut the president did not mention the sailors last night. but he did vow that protecting the american people and going after terrorist networks is priority number one. that was one of the main themes of h state of the union address last night. his final one. here's abc's david wright. >> the president of the united states! >> reporter: the next time we hear the sergeant atrms make that familiar announcement, a different president will be walking into the chamber and glad-hanng his way down the aisle. >> happy new year to you. >> reporter: barack obama's last state of the union. his parting shot.
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>> we live in a time of extraordinary change. chchange thas reshaping the way we livive and thway we work, our planet, our place inin the wor. >> reporter: that word, "change," which served as the mantra for candidate bararack obama's election all those years o, took on a different meaning, shaded by seven years of compromises, disappointments, and unintended consequences. the office and its responsibilities have changed the man visibly, as it always does. there was one big ticket agenda item in the traditional sense. a vow to cure cancer. even nominating a new cancer czar. >> and because he's gone to the mat for all of us on so many issues over the past 40 years, i'm putting joe in charge of mission control. >> reporter: but other obama agenda items were notably
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on the issueue of gun olence -- >> every time i think about those kids it gets me mad. >> reporter: -- obama sent a silent message. an empty chair in the first lady's box for the victims of gun violence. the president so highlighted the plight of refugees, especially the millions fleeg isis and the civil war in syria, insisting america is not embroiled in world war 3. >> that is the story isil wants to tell. that's the kind of propaganda they use to recruit. >> reporter: obama insisted america -- >> let me tell you something. >> reporter: -- is not in retreat. >> the united states of america is the most powerful nation on earth. period. god bless the united states of america. >> reporter: president obama himself will spend the next year fighting for his bucket list. the rest of us will now be focused in earnest on where we go next. david wright, abc news, new york. if you watched president obama's ste of the union address, you may have seen hillary clinton's new campaign ad.
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highlights clinton's commitment to standing with president obama and fighting the gun lobby. the ads will go full speed ahead today in iowa and new hampshire. and it couldn't come soon enough. a new abc news/"washington post" poll finds her sliding even further behind bernie sanders in iowa, by five full percentage points. on the gop side texas senator ted cruz was in new hampshire yesterday facing protesters who managed to get all the way on stage. he also faced criticism from donald trump, circulating an op-ed om a top harvard law professor saying there are real questions out whether cruz is a tural-born citizen. ted cruz is in a dead heat with trump in iowa but lags far behind him in new hampshire. weant to show you some new video this morning from imgration and customs enforcement agents. 77 people living here illegally we're told were returned to their home countries of mexico, hondur, and guatemala. the immigration sweeps took place earlier this month. the flights left from san antonio, texas. on thenniversary of a
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new lawsuit. twyears ago a retired tampa, florida police captain allegedly shot and killeled anothe theatergoer in an argument over the use of a cell phone. that case is still pending but now the victim's widow is suing the movie theater and an employee. she claims they didn't enforce the company's prohibition on weapons. to texas now and the affluenza mom is back home after being released from jail. tonya couch is wearing an electronic monitoring bracelet while she's out on bail. abc's lauren lister with more. >> reporter: the so-called affluenza mom, tonya couch, leaving jail. >> how are you feeling right now? >> reporter: saying nothing to reporters. posting bond after this texas jue reduced it from $1 million to $75,000. >> we're talking about a third degree felony here. we're not talking about a capital murder. i've got to make my decisions based upon the law and that alone. >> reporter: the judge pointed out tonya couch is accused of a
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18-year-old son ethan. the motheron pair disappearing lastst month aer this video was posted online, appearing to show ethan at a party where others were seen playing beer pong. he's been accused of violating his probation for killing four people in this 2013 drunk driving crash. his attorns arguing the teen suffered from affluenza, that he was too spoiled to know right from wrong. the mother's arrest warrant says the duo drove to mexico after tonya took $30,000 out of her bank account. couch's older son,n, ethan'salf brother, telling the judge authorities have frozen his mother's bank accounts and she has no access to other assets. >> your testimony under oath is at there is nothing? >> there's literally nothing. >> reporter: as for ethan couch, he's still in mexico fighting extradition to the u.s. there will be a hearing in texas next week to decide if his case will be moved from juvenile to adult court. reena and kendis? >> our thanks to lauren in los angeles. track and field's international governing body
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russian doping but did nothing about it. documents obtained by the associated press indicate the international association was so concerned it feared some athletes might actually die. yet for six years the iaaf did nothing about the use of drugs and transfusions and only pretended to be shocked when the scanl broke last year. at least one nfl team is moving this summer. the league's owners have given the st. louis rams permission to return to l.a., which the team left in 1994. the san diego chargers can join the rams. if not, the oakland raiders might get a shot at southern california. otherwise, the raiders are staying t. the rams will start playing in l.a. this summer. but the team's new stadium won't be ready for three years. >> looks pretty nice, though. college-bound students in one colorado town are getting extra scholarship money thanks to t pot industry. yeah. back in november voters in pueblo approved a law which taxed marijuana suppliers.
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scholarships. it's estimated that about 400 students will each get $1,000. >> never heard of that. >> it's an interestiting conce. i don't kn how they'll celebrate that extra scholarship money. a village in central new york state is sticking with their controversial village seal. and take a look at this seal. it dates back to 1883, and it shows a white settler with his hands apparently choking a native american man. town members have voted to keep it there 157-55. >> the whitesboro folks don't see it as racist. the settler is hugh white, who was actually adopted by the oneida tribe, and it apparently shows a friendly wrestling match, not an attack, but that isn't stopping the controversy ov what it appears. >> so this was a friendly match. >> tt was apparently a friendly match. >> i think there was someone who lost out there. >> well, i it could ve been worse. it could have been the hamilton-burr. you know, the final moments for alexander hamilton.
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that well-known final moment. >> yeah. didn't end up that way. >> coming up, the water crisis so severe the national guard now getting involved. also ahead, momore from e state of the union and how the obamas have evolved during this presidency. a look back and ahead. and later, a 1,500-pound bear getting very friendly with his keeper. no, it's not "the revenant." we're going to tell you why. but first today's forecast map. a warm 40 degrees in great falls, where they say happy birthday, ginger zee. >> oh. today's her birthday. >> yes. >> happy birthday, mama. >> announcer: "world news now" weather, brought to you by lysol wipes. human coronavirus... hepati- >>c virus. there are a lot of different kinds of yucky germs. but not all disinfecting wipes... e approved to kill the same number of them.
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store. an employee of the store next door said that it soundeded like thunder but just went on for far too long. >> hopefully nobody was seriously hurt in all of that. and no o was also seriously hurt, we should point out, when this boulder fell on a highway in san jacinto mountains. this is west of l.a. but they were inconvenienced for sure because a major highway through the area closed until this boulder was removed. the only detour is through steep and winding roads that are icy. turning a ten-minute commute into 2 1/2-hour ordeal. >> incredible. >> yeah. well, a crisis over drinking water has prompted the governor of michigan to activate the national guard and even request support from fema. >> that momove happeng overnight. the city of flint water supppply contamaminated wh lead. abc's alex perez is there with the latest. >> reporter: emergency deliveries in parts of flint, michigan. >> we need one up here. >> reporter: teams going door to door dropping off bottled water and water filters.
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ongoing crisisere that has exposed this city of about 100,000 to water contaminated by lead. a health hazard. mom sonia austin worried for her son and furious. >> this is not right. it's not right. i wish they never would have even switched our water from the get-go. >> reporter: this all starting in 2014 when the cash-strapped city of flint stopped paying for water from lake huron and began to process water from the nearby flint river to save some $19 million. immediately, residents began to complain of bad-tasting, foul-smelling water. tests later revealing toxic levels of lead in the system. but it wasn't until more than a year later that authorities declared the drinking water unsafe. the city has switched back to lake huron water, but the river water damaged the pipeystem and lead levels are still not safe. alex perez, abc news, flint, michigan. >> that's a reminder not to go swimming in flint water anytime soon. but it is a serious crisis.
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out. >> 100,000 people. ouch. still ahead on this edition of "this happened" you won't want to miss. >> but first, state of the president. eight years later and many things havave change perhaps he's gotten a bit grayer. actually a lot. some things haven't changed, though. that's next on "world news now." as an american, it's hard to hear thahat we hava serious hunger issue in our country.
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here. >> reporter: and rigight now you're on a roll. people -- obamania they call it. the rock star. >> yeah. you know, this is -- >> you get a big cheer when you get up there. >> this has been an interesting ride. 2 1/2 years ago nobody knew my name. >> reporter: then came 2008. a longshot first term senator challenging the clinton machine. the campaign became a mass movement. >> yes, we can! >> reporter: a wave of hope. what's the one thing in yourur life you that think prepares you best for that moment? >> in difficult or stressful moments i don't get rattled. >> reporter: and obama himself turned out to be a highly polarizing president. polls show he's never become either hugely popular like ronald reagan and bill clinton or hugely unpopular like jimmy carter or george w. bush. his favorability hovers under 50%. his presidency a time of turmoil and division and bitter, angry
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the opposite of what h he promis and hoped when h he burst to the scene with a speech that ignited the 2004 democratic convention. >> we are one people, all of us pledging allegiance to the stars and stripes, all of us defending the united states of america. >> reporter: america has come to know this couple, this historic first family, and watched as their girls grew up and watched as their dad grew gray. >> thank you. god blesyou. god bless the united states of america. >> reporter: for "nightline" i'm terry moran. >> it's one thing a president never gets away with, is those videos we do in the media of how they've aged and grayed. >> showing how they'verayed over the years. and he certainly has. and the first lady seems just to have just gotten younger and looked more stunning. she was in this beautiful yeow dress last night. >> yes, she was. >> listening. >> but you know, on the substance of this he really hit home hard, that the economy is the strongest that it's been in two years. great deal of job growth. but our latest abc news post
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oh, yeah. it is that time again. time for a roundup of special stories in ouravorite "world news now" feature, "this happened." >> and we've got a b bunch of animal-related things that happened including a pachyderm roadblock. take a look this. it's a gopro footage of some folks riding along a road in a national park in thailand when yep, look at that. there's an elephant, pops out. yeah, not going to go that way. elephant stayed calm. stayed calm. simply checking out the abandoned motor bike. >> b but that ephant will remember their faces. >> the point is to stay calm. >> yes. so bears have been getting a bad rap recently, especially after that fight scene, or if you want to call it a fight scene with leo dicaprio in "the revenant." but check out this bear.
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who's playg with jim kovacik, who found jimbo as an injured cub. now jio's 22 years old, 1,500 pounds, ten feet tall, and loves a back rub. aw. and cuddling. jim is a retired corrections officer who runs an orphan wildlife center in otisville, new york. they have 11 bears there on the property. raising them from an early age, which is why they are so friendly. >> this video makes me very uncomfortable. partly because of the manicure. but also because of the size. >> the size of that bear? >> yeah. the lack of a manicure and the size. >> yeah. >> well, how about some more bears? this one's a little more rough. but a lot smaller. here are a couple of pandas lounging on a lazy day in china. when one of the pandas can't just chill out. biting and trying to eat the other, you see. but pandas are not herbivores apparently. they're designed to eat meat. but they apparently chose not to, you know, make them essentially vegetarian, making
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>> this segment has had more bears than west hollywood. and finally, if you ever catch yourself staring at your reflection in the mirror, don't worry, it's perfectly natural. it's normal. for humans. and apparent cockatoos. this is harley either doing some sort of performance art or he's really impressed by what he sees. surprised by how good-looking of a cockatoo he is in the mirror. >> or maybe he just knows he has a good hair day. >> yeah. that is quite -- >> right? he's got a good hair day. you've got to rock it when you know you've got a good hair day. >> if don king was a cockatoo, you'rere lookingt it right there. >> that's the news, folks, for this half hour. >> for more things that happened
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wnnfans.com. this morning on "world news w" -- making history on capitol hill. >> presidentobama's final state the union address. his accomplishments, his hopes for the this morning on "world news now" -- making history on capitol hill. >> president obama's final state of the union address. his accomplishments, his hopes for the future, and failures of the past. last night's message and new reaction overnight. we are live on capitol hill. military tension in iran. the ten american sailors detained after their boaoat ran into trouble. the breaking developments overnight t from theersian gulf. moving to california. big news for football fans in los angeles as the st. louis rams are returning west. but how soon? and the challenges as yet another team may join them. and later, the state of the union audience, caught in the act t of beinghemselves and not necessarily paying attention to the president's every word. that's in "the mix" on this wednesday january 13th. >> announcer: from abc news this is "world news now." and we do say good wednesday
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>> i'm reena ninan. well, he said it was going to be a shorter state of the union. >> yeah. >> it's almost an hour. that's not short in my book. >> well, it's short compared to bill clinton's one that would run two hours. but yeah, they did keep the applause lines down and he did keep the policy initiatives -- >> and some funny moments, kendis. i thought he had some funny lines and there were somfunny unintended moments we're going to talk about later this half hour. >> it was an interesting night. out. >> his eighth and final state of the union address. >> yeah. and that's where we're going to get started right now because in a lot of ways he sounded less legislative e and with to-do list and more shall we say like valedictory farewell. the president, he did outline an ambitious future for america but warned it cannot happen in our current culture of divisive politics. >> and abc's bazi kanani joins us from capitol hill. bazi, good morning to you. >> reporter: good mornining, reena.
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the president did briefly lay the year ahead but his message was mostly focused not so much at voters in the audience at home. >> the president of the united states! >> reporter: making his way up last state of the union address, president obama called for more civility in politics. >> how can we make our politics reflect what's best in us and not what's worst? >> reporter: flanked by his vice president and for the first time by new house speaker paul ryan, president obama focused his message on the future, saying the country must figure out how to adjust to a changing economy, to tackle climate change ando fight terrorism. >> if this congress is serious about winng this war and wants to send a message to our troops and the world, authorize the use of military force against isisil. take a vote. >> reporter: but republicans challenged the president. >> the president's record has often fallen far short of his
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>> reporter: gop resnse from south h carolinaovernor nikki haley also included a swipe at donald trump. >> it can be tempting to follow the siren call of the angriest voices. we must resist that temptation. >> reporter: it was among the points of agreement. the president also referencing the heated rhetoric in the campaign for his successor. >> we need to reject any politics, any politics that targets people because of race or religigion. this is not matter of political correctness. >> reporter: the president joked that he would keep his speech short because there were presidential candidates in the audience eager to get back to iowa. later today the president departs for his post-state of the union tour, including stops in nebraskand louisiana. reena, kendis? >> yeah, i thought that was really funny moment when the president said that. you know, it is a big moment for people like governor nikki haley giving the response.
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it. how did nikki haley do? she's been talked about as being a potential vp candidate. >> reporter: well, the reaction to her address depends on which side of the republican divide you ask. speaker ryan, other republican leaders are commending her for her performance. on the other hand, donald trump supporters and several republican pundits are not so happy about her speech. they didn't like that veiled dig at trump. ann coulter, for example, tweeted that trump should deport her. pretty harsh. >> all right. thank you. thank you, bazi kanani there on capitol hill. >> and stay with abc news as we get more reaction to last night's address. we'll bring you some of the lighter momentnts, as i ntioned, later this half hour. but we want to get to our other major story this morning. a confrontation between the u.s. and iran in the persian gulf. ten u.s. sailo and their two small boats were detained by iran wn one of the boats became disabled and drifted into iranian ters. now, iran held them overnight but promised to release them at daylight, which is already here. the sailors were on a training
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kuwait to bahrain when the incident took place. staying in that general region, we're getting some new details. that deadly isis bombing in turkey. eight german visitors were among the victims in an assault on it's the first time isis has targeted turkey's vital tourist industry. the state department condemned the attack and said the u.s. is committed toto workingith turkey against isis. well, the fbi investigating a major security lapse. a u.s. intelligence official is confirming that online personal accounts linked directly to the director of national intelligence james clapper have been hacked. this comes just months after reports someone was hacking cia e-mail. a teenage hacker claims attacks. conservative watchdog group has scored another victory the state department has yielded to a lawsuit by judicial watch and they will review 29,000
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clinton adviser huma abedin. batches of those e-mails will be released every month until april of 2017. judicial watch is looking to see if abedin's e-mails include information that clinton might have withheld by using a private server. >> speaking of hillary clinton, she's fallen behind on the campaign trail as well. new hampshire has always been strong for bernie sanders but now a new poll showing he's pulling ahead in iowa as well. with less than three weeks before voters there memeet to caucus. and it is crunch time for the republicans also. here'sbc's lauren lyster. >> reporter: on the campaign trail hillary clinton with a reality check. >> we're getting into that period before the caucus that kind of call the let's get real period. reporter: the presumed democratic front-runner is fighting to stay on totop. according to a new poll, senator bernie sanders has a slight lead
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>> could be that the inevitable candidate for the democratic nomination may not be so inevitable today. >> reporteter: anoth clinton making her way around new hampshire, home of the first primary. chelsea making her first solo campaign stop. >> senator sanders wants to dismantle obamacare, dismantle the chip program. >> reporter: also in the granite state, republican hopeful ted cruz facing off against protesters not once -- >> sir. who are you? >> reporter: but twice. >> hey, hey, this is not your stage. >> reporter: cruz lags far behind donald trump in new hampshire. they're in a dead heat in iowa, where trump campaigned. >> iowa. i love iowa. >> reporter: trump sending a warning to rivals on television too ahead of the next gop primetime debate thursday, saying if anyone attacks he'll hit back five times harder. reena and kendis. >> lauren, thank you so ch. interstate 74 west of cincinnati is open again after a chain reaction pileup at the indiana-ohio line. it involved about 40 vehicles in a half-mile stretch of the highway. snow and blustery winds created
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there were actually two pile-ups both in the westbound lanes. altogether nine injuries were reported, none life-threatening. the storm system is bringing snow and arctic cold to the northeast. here's paul williams at accuweather. hey there, paul. >> thanks, reena, kendis. that same alberta clipper is now moving very steadily toward the northeast but still will drorop a little of its magic so to speak throughout p portions mainene specifically with the heaviest of snow hitting bangor and at the very least light accumulation throughout portland and reaching down toward the boston area. but that's not all. it's the chill in the air that's really going to overtake the northeast and the ohio valley region. we're looking at the winchill factor to hover in the teens and below zero most areas with that stiff wind coming across the great lakes. kendis? rea? >> our thanks to paul williams there at accuweather. this is big news. nfl football is coming back to los angeles. the st. louis rams, who left 21 years ago, moving back this summer.
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they may relocation as well. the oakland raiders, however, are staying in the bay area. they can only move to l.a. if the chargers do not. st. louis leaders say they are bitterly disappointed the l ignored the loyalty of fans there. >> relocation is a painful process. it's painful for the fans, for communities, for the teams, for the league in general. stability is something we've taken a great deal of pride in. >> okay. so the rs and chargers will each have to pay a hefty relocation fee to the nfl. a reported more than half a billion dollars. but it's not definite the chargers will move up there yet. it may depend on whether san diego builds a new stadium. the rams will open their new stadium in inglewoodn 2019 where they're going to play until that point is still not decided. >> isn't it incredible it's been two decades since l.a. has had a team? >>eah. and you've been following this nonstop. of course with reena -sports with reena.
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there, you know, given the sort of offensend defense they have? >> well, you know, thehey were once in l.a. they're just coming home. >> they're just returning. >> they're just coming home. that's my analysis. you thought you were going to get me on that. almost did. the powerball jackpot just keeps growing g ahead ofonight's drawing. now it stands at $1.5 billion. and the crew here is upset that i didn't go in on the pool. i said don't go in the pool, buy yourself your own ticket. >> the pool is popular. you've got to do it. >> it's going to cause disruption on the floor, i thk. if one person wins and -- anyway. that's my take. >> by the way, tt kind o of cash has a large number of canadians crossing the border to buy tickets. there's good reason for that. for everyone to play. our fries at 538 blog saying they're really experts on stats, they're saying that 97% chance of at leasast one wier this time around. >> just one. >> 97% chance. and why it's beneficial for the canadians really quickly is they don't have to pay as much tax as we do. >> oh.
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so maybe i should go in with a canadian, is that what you're saying not our crew? >> be a canadian. yes, exactly. coming up in "the mix," the vivid yellow dress the first lady wore to the state of the union address. how much it cost and can you buyuy on >> look forward to hearing that. also healed, looking for bargains while shopping for groceries online. the big business of delivering fresh food to your door. which service is best for you? and new details about el chapo's takedown and hideout in mexico and sean penn's "rolling ststone" artle. >> and don't forget, folks, find us on facebook, wnnfans.com. wewe love heing from you. also on twitter @abcwnn. you're watching "world news now.w."wnnfans.com. we lov hearing from you. also on twitter @abcwnn. you're watching "world news now. (ugh.) does your carpet ever feel rough and dirty? don't avoid it, resolve it. our formula with a special condioning ingredient, softens your carpet with every use. it's resolve, so you know it cleans and freshens. but it also softens. resolve. a carpet that welcomes you.
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fire crews in east oakland, california working to free a worker trapped in a sewer line. officials say there was not enough shoring around the opening when the plumber went down into the hole. the cave-in buried him to his chest. we're going to turn now to that stunning video from inside the takedown of el chapo. of course the notorious drug lord responsible for a quarter of the drugs coming to the u.s. >> and his meeting with sesean penn revealing much about the kingpin. abc's matt gutman in mexico with more on that and how el chapo was caught. >> reporter: the beginni of the end for el chapo. last october mexican marines wearing body cameras descending in helicopters on his mountain hideout. just a day after joaquin el chapo guzman mugged for the camera with sean penn. in this video you see the marines burst in this hut. there's a twin bed, wi-fi, even
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there. but no el chapo. for three months the marines circled, tracking penn and soap opera star kate del castillo and their negotiations for this video. an el chapo testimonial published on "rolling stone's" website sang the drug war will never end. but for el chapo it did end with a bang. mexican marines firing, lobbing grenades. explosion ] this is where some of the most ferocious of the fighting took place. in the narco's bedroom. interesting assortment of things on the couch including bandages and some syringes right here and a little bit of marijuana. >> reporter: and on his bed. >> that is kate del castillo's show. >> reporter: it would take five more hours for the marines to catch him. >> this is the secret passageway and doorway that leads to the tunnel down there. >> he had to crawl under that to get over there. >> reporr: and he's in even more spare accommodations in jail. his new prison mug shot showing his hair and mustache shaven
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matt gutman, abc news, mexico city. well, coming up in our next half hour, the myth of the munchies. researchers actually looking at the correlation between marijuana users and good health. >> oh, come on. what about the funions? >> including weight loss, by the way. the surpsing evidence ahead. but first, ordering your groceries online. the convenience can't be beat. but what are you really paying for it? see which services do best in our test run. you're watchg "world news now." >> announcer: "world news now" continues after this. from our abc stations. >> announcer: "world news now"
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from our a stations. i believe, i believe believe we're ill worth the fight you'll see there's hope for this world tonight i believe, i believe yeah rock guitar i'm gonna pop some tags only got $20 in my pocket i'm hunting rook looking for a come-up this is awewesome i'm just so glad that there's the radio edit. >> oh. i had to think of that. i sure hope the radio edit kicked in. >> this is awesome. yes.
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like going to the store to b buy the things you need then you're living in the rightage. >> yes. there are more options than ever, especialally wn it comes to ordering your groceries online. but we wanted to see how the pricesctuallytack up. abc's rebecca jarvis tries it out. >> reporter: it's breakfast time at my house, and the deliveries are coming in. >> thank you. >> reporter: to see how different online grocery services stack up we placed orders for the exact same breakfast itemsms from four different companies at the exact same time. peapod, fresh direct, amazon fresh, the market leaders, and startup instacart. consumer savings expert lisa lee freeman with me to break down our buys. >> you can really compare prices with these sites. >> you can very easily find out who's got the left deals. >> reporter: check it out. on this particular day we find four different prices for the same box of cheerios. amazon fresh, $3.54. peapod, $4.79.
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and fresh direct, $5.99. a difference of more than $2 between the l lowest and highest price. and for these paper towels, a difference of nearly $4 between the lowest and highest price. on our particular shopping day the prices on most of our choices at amazon fresh were generally the lowest and fresh direct's generally the highest. fresh direct told us, "our focus is on high-quality fresh food and solutions and we offer approximately 500 groce deals per week." but with online grocery shopping you pay for more than just the cost of the items. >> with amazon you're going to pay a $299 annual membership fee. now, that includes your prime. but you've really got to think about whether you're going to use the service enough to make it worthwhile. >> reporter: while the other services don't require a member >>eporter: while the other services don't require a a mbership like amazon, they do charge delivery fees. lisa also points out with online services you may not be e able to get the in-store sale price. instacart charged us $4.49 for this loaf of bread, but when we
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wa$2.99. instacart told us retailers may choose to offer some promotions only in store and other promotions only on instacart. >> it's going to be different for everyone's shopping list. >> reporter: freeman says to sa money compare prices to your local grocery store and try a free trial of the service. that's what we did with amazon fresh. rebecca jarvis, abc news, new york. >> rebecca, you lost me at 299 membership fee. >> i'm wondering if you gea discount if you have amazon prime. but i mean -- >> 299? >> that's your biggest workout ery day, isn't it, though, when you're lifting all your groceries? >> oh, yes. u know those canned tomatoes, they help with those biceps. >> that's looking like spam. >> spam? >> yeah. >> do you like spam? >> who doesn't like e spamam? >>ou can come over for dinner. i'll cook you spam dinner. >> it's hawaiian gourmet cook. >> oh. i didn't lk at it that way. >> we'll be right back. cook. >> oh. i didn't look at it that way.
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okay. so the state of the union was last night. want to play a little game of caption contest. >> okay. >> some images was going on last night. nancy pelosi here. >> who knew she had an apple watch, huh? >> i think she's waiting for her order to come in. >> he was paul ryan's guest. >> little 4-year-old. he was very cute. this kid is tired of applauding. bernie sanders is, well -- >> taking out the chinese menu. >> yeah. >> takeout. >> and then there was this guy on his ipad who was playing words with friends, no doubt. you have some various people who are on their devices throughout the speech. it was a shorter speech. it was about an hour. that woman, whose flower just overtook her entire dress, was checking out her nails.
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>> don't you think this could be an indication that the state of the union is on too late at night for a large percentage of people in congress? it should be like at 5:00, an early bird special in florida. >> the state of the union is strong but it's boring is what they're saying. >> but you know someone who was not boring a and lookepretty stunning in my book, michelle obama. everybody wanted to know, who made that dress. we found out o overnightt was narciso rodriguez. this is called a marigold dress. it is a yellow-orange wool crepe dress. and everybody -- i think she really captivated the twitter world. one comedian said that first lady michelle obamlooked like a delicious piece of orange starburst. >> yeah, she does. and i know it's against the president's policy right now, but she brought the guns out. >> oh. it took me a second there. a little bit slow on that one. you know, she wore narciso rodriguez the 2008 election night.
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did the dress s that nig too. but stunning. >> stunning dress indeed. young men are always trying to impress the ladies somehow, and this toddler here, he also wasas trying to impress the ladies. so he decided to get his swoll on there at the gym. you've got to find out why. take a a listen. >> stronger so i can -- >> so you can what? >> show -- so i can be her best friend. so that she won't have to be rude to me all day. a lot stronger -- >> he's trying to be big and strong in order to be best friends with an older girl, brody is saying. brody lee smith. it's what we all try to do, brody. keep tryrying. see if it works. >> oh, brody, you are too cute. steph curry, he's got this warm-up routine. take a look. we said don't try it. here's a kid who ended up trng it. >> it's got to be the shoes. >> he has it.
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free throws. making news in america this morning, breaking right now, the erican sailors pulled off u.s. navy bts and held by iran, questioned overnight. what the country is saying about their release. state of the union. president obama addressing congngress andhe nation. a widerray of topics, the past, the future, isis and a message for the man or woman who is in the white house after him. we're live in washington. relocating, an nfl team returning to los angeles and possibly one following. the fans reacting overnight. plus, ship accident. high winds and seas causing a huge ferry to smash into a pier. well, good wednesday morning. we begin with that breaking news from the persian gulf. ten u.s. sailors detained by the iranian revolutionary guard.
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the nine men and one woman were on a training mission in two small boats then one of the vessels became disabled and drifted into iranian waters. the revolutionary guard apprehended them. some tense hours followed. >> but this morning a top iranian navy official said their investigation had determined that the american ship had encountered mechanical trouble. the sailors are expected to be transferred to a u.s. ship sometime today. >> and more on that as we get it. in the meantime, there is also breaking news overnight in the crisis with north korea. the south has just fired shots at a north korean drone that crossed the border. tension has been high since last week when the north claimed it had tested a hydrogen bomb. esident obama did not mention the u.s. sailors or north korea during last night's state of the union address, but he did vow that protecting the amican people and going after terrorist networks is priority number one. >> in his final address
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he also warned that america cannot move forward until we fix our potics. abc's stephanie ramos has new reaction to the speech from washington, d.c. she joins us this morning. stephanie, good morning. >> reporter: kendis and reena, good morning to you. the past, future, isis and election 2016 dominated the state of the union address last night with president obama speaking more to viewers at home rather than the lawmakers before him. >> the president of the united states. [ cheers and applause ] >> reporter: this was it. president obama's last state of the union adess before congress and the nation. kicking off the spspeech acknowledging the 2016 election and tthe horse race in the early primary states. >> and for this final one, i'm going to try to make it a little shorter. [ cheers and applause ] i know some of you are antsy to get back to iowa. . [ laughter ] >> reporter: presidential pefuls marco rubio and bernie sanders sitting in the chambers without mentioning republican candidates by name, the president took them on.
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reflect what's best in us and not what's worse? >> reporter: but also made a plea for unity. >> i hope we can work together this year on some bipartisan priorities like criminal justice reform. >> reporter: and highlighted past successes and the future. >> the future we want, all of us want, opportunity and security for our families, a rising standard of living, a suainable, peaceful planet for our kids. all thats within our reach. >> reporter: but repepublicans challenged the president starting with the gop response from south carolina's governor nikki haley. >> the president's record has often fallen far short of his soaring words. >> reporter: haley even taking a swining at dontrump. >> it can be tempting to follow the siren call of the angriest voices. >> reporter: today, president obama will kick off his post-state of the union tour making stops in nebraska and louisiana. kendis and reena, back to you. >> we also know that the
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shot at keuriging cancer. what can you tell us about that? >> reporter: it's similar to when americans first stepped foot on the moon. presidt obama essentially saying if that was possible, it's possible to find a cure for cancer, so president obama says he's putting vice president joe biden in charge of carrying out the moon shot to cure cancer that biden called for following his son's death. biden n has voweto spend his next 15 months in office fighting for increased funding for research and development, and he says this is a personal issue after the loss of his son, beau, to brain cancer, which is why president obama says joe is now in charge of mission control. back to you. >> and the president did keep it short, roughly 58 minutes there, stephanie, thanks. well, most of the presidential candidates were live tweeting during president obama's final state of the union address. >> the reactions fell prededictably ong party lines. hillary clinton congratulated the president on expanding health care coverage vowing not to put their health care into the hands of republicans.
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middle class income has declined $2,000 under president obama. then donald trump simply sa, the speech is really boring, slow, lethargic, very hard to watch. >> stay with abc news for the latest on his state of the union address. later in "the pulse," the first lady's gorgeous dress and john kerry's reaction when someone asked the secretary of state, whoho are youearing. let's return to the campaign trail and hillary clinton facing some new trouble just a as she reases a new campaign ad. a new abc news/"washington post" poll finds clinton is sliding even further behind bernie sanders and this is iowa by five percentage pointnts. it comes as she release ss her new ad spoighting her commitment with anding with president obama and fighting the gun lobby. those ads will go full steam ahead today in iowa and new hampshire and nationally, as well, on cable. in the meantime, in the gop race, texas senator ted cruz faced protesters in new hampshire who managed to get all the way on stage.
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from donald trump who circulated an op-ed from a top harvard law professor saying, there are real questions about whether cruz is a natural born citizen. ted cruz is in a dead heat with trump in iowa but lags far behind in new hampshire.e. new developments following that deadly isis attack on a popular tourist area in turkrkey. reports say police have detained three russians connected with isis. the suspects were allegedly in contact with isis fighters in conflict zones and had provided logistical support to the group. yesterday's attack in istanbul killed ten. most of them were german tourists. back to this country and lake-effect snow in western new york has moved on but more is on the way. the city of buffo only got a few inches but south of there as much as two feet of snow fell in some spots. all major highways were open agn overnight. at least one fatality is reported. the reresult of head-on collision in the snow between a truck and an ambulance.
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although the storm is moving into western new york, you can see there and pennsylvania, as well, by the time it's done, some of those areas could have as much as four to five feet of snow. there's also another storm, an alberta clipper, dropping heavy snow on maine. well, still ahead major nfl news. at least one team heading back to losos angeles plus, breaking overnight, the national guard moving in as a lead tainted water emergency gets worse. and adrift, a huge ferry breaking free in high winds and smashing into a pier.hey, remember the game when i set the rookie passing record? i mean, you only mentioned what, 50 times... how about when i had three events in one night? well, i've been working on my new superhero move all day! we're non stop, we've gotta have our extra protein. oikos triple zero greek non fat yogurt has 15 grams of protein. zero added sugar,
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a long list of charges after refusing to give up, he even starts driving the wrong way into oncoming traffic sparks flying from both the tire rim and the truck tailgate. finally a police officer ramming the truck even after that, it took three deputies to get him cuffed. some news out of st. louis, as well after 21-year wait and one of the most watched sagas in sports nfl football is coming back to los angeles this summer. the st. louis rams are the ones who are going to be left behind. the rams leaving after 21 years. they're moving back to l.a. and the san diego chargers may relocate,s well. the oakland raiders, however, are staying in the bay area. st. louis leaders say they're bitterly dispointed they ignored the loyalty of fans there. >> it was a dream come true. we've been waiting for this, wishing for this for 21 years since theveeen gone. amazing. >> having it heree i the number one city in the world, los
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thank you, god. yeah. >> l.a. fans are pretty modest. the rams will likely play at the l.a. coliseum until a new stadium is ready in 2019. that new stadium is being built in inglewood. 'll be the largest in the nfl. track and field's international governing body reportedly knew about widespread russian doping for years but did nothing about it and reports said the international association was so concerned it feared some athletes might actually die. yet for six years they did nothing about it. the use of drugs and transfusions in only pretended to be shocked whenn the actual scandal broke. >> oil prices have yet to bottom out. in asia overnight the price of crude oil fell below $30. and that's a 12-year low, by the way. the spiraling global market has analysts predicting prices could go even lower to 20 or even $10 a barrel. the plunge is forcingil giant bp and others to cut thousands
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flint, michigan. >> the governor activated the national guard t to delivewater and filters starting in flint this morning. volunteers accompanied by state troopers and state deputies went door-to-door with bottled water. tap water became contaminated with too much lead after it switched its drinking water supply in an effort to save money. live some stunning new video from inside the takedown of el chapo, the notorious drug lord. it shows the marines wearing body camera descending on his compound from helicopters. this is all in his mountain hideout. just a day after that meeting with actor sean penn, el chapo wasn't there, but for three months the marines circled, tracking penn and the mexican actress who helped arrange the meing. finally last week, they got their man. fire crews in oakland, california, worked for hours overnight to free a worker trapped in a sewer line. he's been stuck there for more than 12 hours. officials say there was not enough shoring around the
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down into the hole. the cave t then buried him up to his chest. winds upwards of 60 miles an hour ripped this ferry right from its moorings in melbourne, australia, this morning. the 637-foot-long "spirit of tasmania" spun 90 degrees from its berth along the dock and smashed into the pier. the ship's boarding and deporting ramps are damaged, rendering it unable to load passengers and vehicles until further notice. nfl defensive tackle devon still is still celebrating the biggest victory of his life. his daughter lea beat cancer. he shared the great thu on instagraram and trit. >> lea was diagnosed with stage 4 neuroblastoma in 2014 and was given a 50/50 chance. she went through repeated rounds of chemo, radiation and other treatments of the her last one was monday night and yesterday lea was declared cancer-free. amazing news. we've been following her for quite some time. >> and smiled throughout the
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>> amazing young girl. well, time now for sports. the number one team in college basketball losing in a stunner. >> here's stan and neil at espn. >> good morning. welcome to our "sportscenter" set here back in los angeles now now. the national title game on monday and we're talking college basketball and nba. >> yeah, i'm almost lost my voice, but there's no way i'm not doing this. west virginia, 11 hosting one, kansas. bill self's squad lasteded his last two trips to morgantown. the same thing would happen in this o. jaysean paige, jonathan holton, paige, 26 points, 5 steals, fans are, you know what, listen, oh, it feels like a good night to rush the court. let's go crazy. and crazy they would go, and who could blame them. west virginia knocking off number one kansas. it's number two oklahoma next. >> if yore number 11, i'm not sure you're supposed to rush the court. >> exactly.
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and mavericks. james unbeaten in seven straight games against them. look at james there. in overtime, mavericks have won their last nine overtime games but those weren't against lebron james and the cavaliers. >> lebron james. >> kicking it out to kyrie irving. irving spectacular since he ca baback. remember he had the knee last year, 27 points, 10 rebounds. 7 assists for james. he nearly around and got a triplele-double. cavaliers win 110-107. that's all we got. back to you. >> tnk you, gentlemen. up next in "the pulse," the talked about moments from the state of the union. michle obama's dress and the tid child stealing all the hearts. and billionaire mark cuban giving some surprising advice for whoeverer wins toght's powerball. i even accept i have a higher risk of stroke due to afib,asurprising advice for whoever win's tonight's powerball by mark cuban.nsurprising advice for whoever win's tonight's powerball by mark cuban.dsurprising advice for whoever win's tonight's powerball by mark cuban. surprising advice for whoever win's tonight's powerball by mark cuban.masurprising advice for whoever win's tonight's
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powerbl by mark cuban. time to check "the pulse" starting with memorable moments from the president state of the union n address. >> yeah, michelle obama stealing the spotlight in a yellow/orange dress by narciso rodriguez and it actually sold out on neiman-marcus' website before e speech was over. >> beautiful there. she's definitely our woman crush wednesday. definitely in that dress. >> i like that. john kerry also becoming the lk of twitter after someone ked d him a faion question. >> senator kerry, who are you wearing? [ laughter ] >> that was the best reaction. >> quite the confused look there from the secretary of state. >> the nion, of course, fell in love with this tired toddler. 4-year-old logan barnetttt curled up in daddy's arms. he wasas a guestf house speaker paul ryan. >> he was worn out, but he was pretty psyched.
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with him earlier. >> he shouldn't feel bad, probably i would say about 85% of the people there felt the same way. >> some were passed out. millions of americans are freaking out, of course, understandab about tonight's powerball jackpot, currently at $1.5 billion. >> and who better to give us powerball jackpot winners some tips than biionaire shark mark cuban. first cuban said hire a tax attorney. second, don't take the lump sum and don't make investments. just put it in the bank and say no to your friends and family. you already know who they need and who needs what. >> yeah, and cuban also advises against spending too much on powerball tickets. $2 for entertainment, he says, is f fine. if you have $10, he says, go see his team play. an extreme reveversal of fortune for 42 workers at a new jersey restaurant. this one hurts. and their group powerball ticket, okay, so here's the
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here as a bartender reads off the winning numbers when it looks like one of their tickets was an exact match, the whole place erupts, hallelujah. several workers quit on the spot. >> yeah, the problem was he was reading wednesday's numbers. >> oh. >> wednesday's n numbers. moments later when theowerball site was uploaded with the right number, the joy came to an end. those workers who quit thankfully did get their jobs back. >> that's got to burn. next to one man who can't quit his big cuddly bear hug. >> okay, check outut this be. it's an alaskan kodiak named jimbo and playing of who raised him fromn injured cub. >> jim is 22 years old, 1500 pounds, 10 feet tall and loves back rubs. jim runs the orphaned wildlife center in upstage new york. this is a little too close for comfort. >> i.d. say it's way too clolose for comfort.
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small boats are expected to be released from iranian custody later today. they were detained after one of their boats became disabled in the persian gulf. president obama vowed protecting americans from terrorists is priority number union address lastight. he also warned that america cannot move forward untiwe, lake-effect snow in the northeast will dump up to another two feet of snow on top of the 30 inches that's already on the ground in some parts. areas of western new york could end up with a total of four to five feet. elsewhere, northern california, oregon and washington could see another 2 inches of rain with snow in the sierra and northern rockies. dry and chilly across the south. and as we watch the president's final state of the union address last night, you can't help but thinking there's a lot more gray in his hair now than, say, seven, eight years ago. >> and that's not t all that
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family. abc's terry moran takes a look. >> the predent of the united states. [ cheers and applause ] >> reporter: for the last time, barack obama heardrdhat faus shouted announcement as he strode into the house chamber to give his state of the union address. it is startling now to think back. >> yes, i am a couple minutes late. >> reporter: i first met the then senator obama in cleveland back in 2006. and right now you're on a roll. people obamania they call, the rock star. you get a big cheer. thihis has be an ainteresting ride. >> reporter: then came 2008, a long shot, first term senator challenging the clinton machine. the campaign became a mass movement. >> all: yes, we can. >>eporter: a w wave of he. what's the one thing in your life that you think prepares you best for that moment? >> in difficult or stressful moments, i don't get rattled. >> reporter: and obama himself turned out to be a highly polarizing president. popolls showe's never become either hugely popular like ronald reagan and bill clinton
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carter or george w. bush. his favorability hovers under 50%. his presidency, a time of turmoil and division and bitter angry politics. the opposite of what h he promis and hoped when he burst onto the scene with a speech that ignited the 2004 democratic convention. >> we e one peopople all ous pledging allegiance to thehe stars and stpes. all of us defending the united states of america. >> reporter: america has come to knowow this cole, this historic first family and watched as their girls grew up and watched as their dad grew grayay. >> thank y you. god bless you. d bless the united states of america. >> reporter: terry moran, abc news. >> how come terry moraran hasn't grayed over several years? >> he hasn't. >> timeless. timeless gentleman that one.
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